I remember seeing pictures of my little pony around the internet back when I first started high school, but I mostly just ignored it at first. Eventually I began to see more pictures and videos around the internet and then my friends started talking about it, and yet I continued to ignore it because I kept on assuming it was just for little kids and that I was too old for it. Even my ex, when we were dating at the time, started talking about it, but I still ignored it all because I was still very skeptic about it at the time.
In my junior year of high school, things began to take a turn for the worst. My dad wasn't feeling well when the new school year started and we wondered why. It wasn't until a little after my sixteenth birthday that me, my mom, and my dad found out that his cancer had returned. The only thing I could think of doing at the time was try to keep a level head about it and hope for the best. My dad eventually passed away the following year on Valentines Day and my whole family was devastated. My ex then broke up with me about a couple of months later which then made me even more depressed. After a brutal year of school, I finally made it to summer vacation.
That summer, me, my mom, my sister, and brother-in-law began looking for a new home since we couldn't afford our old one after my dad passed away. Before moving into our new house, my sister mentioned my little pony randomly to me one night. She told me it was on Netflix and she only watched the first two episodes and said it wasn't that bad. So eventually I began to get more curious about it because my sister is usually a huge skeptic about every popular show she hears about. Since she actually liked this show, I decided to finally watch it for myself. I really liked the premiere, and then the next episode and then the next... Eventually I was having Netflix marathons every night until we moved into our new and beautiful home that we bought with whatever money my dad left for us.
After being caught up with the show I was excited for season three, but I was nervous around my family because I was still a closet brony. I started coming out of my stables when I told my sister about it, then my mom, and eventually my brother-in-law and luckily they were open-minded about it and still are.
I think what really makes this show special to me personally is the second season finale. I looked up the date when it ended one day when I was still waiting for season three and that's when I found out that season two ended on my dad's birthday. I thought I read it wrong, but there it was, April 21st. I thought it was some kind of sign from my dad or something but really it just made me love the show even more.
It's now 2014, I'm still going through my first year in college, my family still loves me, and I finally have a couple of friends who are bronies themselves. Life is still looking good and I can't wait for the next episode to premiere :D

I got an imgur account so I can post my pics of my ponies and stuff, but other than a twitter and fb that's pretty much it. Also I haven't uploaded anything to my account so don't bother looking for my pics just yet.